An Ohio court recently ruled that standards were adopted without ensuring disadvantaged students the resources to meet them.

Involving undergraduates in research is becoming increasingly popular but how do you ensure both students and academics gain from the experience?

Waziri initiated a direct feeding program in the Borno secondary schools to ensure students were not exploited by private contractors.

The school applies an affirmative action policy to ensure marginalised students from hardship semi-arid areas are given a chance.

The Blind Department uses a range of technology to ensure students academic and social development.

There are 5 hostels in the university with living space of 25 000 sq.m. ensuring 100% students accommodation.

While this ensures only students who really want to go actually attend, it also means that Loften has a very small student body.

It was described as a tradition of "good will between the classes" and a way of ensuring new students would continue the university's traditions with honor.

Its methods include game playing, expressing opinions, democratic participation, sharing, ensuring students all have an equal opportunity to take part, and conflict resolution.

The standards and accountability that will be needed to ensure students are learning math - that will be a part of their mandate.